How much revenue did Cats in Time make?

$48k–$130k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Cats in Time sell?

Q: How many copies did Cats in Time sell?

35k to 57k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 35k–57k; $48k–$130k after Steam's cut $88k–$200k before Steam's cut; from 1k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Cats in Time and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Cats in Time's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 57k–121k

best case 148k (A Castle Full of Cats)

Games like Cats in Time

A typical game among these

≈ 57k–121k copies

≈ $28k–$174k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

6 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: A Castle Full of Cats at ≈ 112k–183k copies, ≈ $123k–$332k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 384 reviews in their first month; the range was 79 to 807.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Cats (8 of 8) and Hidden Object (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Cats + Hidden Object, priced around $4.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2018 to 2024, and 2 of the 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 38 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Travellin Cats in Italy 2023	Est. copies ≈ 48k–79k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $13k–$35k after Steam's cut $24k–$55k before Steam's cut	$0.99	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CatsHidden Object
A Castle Full of Cats 2022	Est. copies ≈ 112k–183k 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $123k–$332k after Steam's cut $224k–$511k before Steam's cut	$3.99	5k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CatsHidden Object
Milo and the Magpies 2021	Est. copies ≈ 85k–139k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $70k–$189k after Steam's cut $128k–$290k before Steam's cut	$2.99	3k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	AdventurePoint & Click
100 hidden cats 2021	Est. copies ≈ 58k–95k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $16k–$43k after Steam's cut $29k–$66k before Steam's cut	$0.99	2k reviews Very Positive	CatsHidden Object
A Tower Full of Cats 2024	Est. copies ≈ 62k–100k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $101k–$273k after Steam's cut $184k–$419k before Steam's cut	$5.99	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CatsHidden Object
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A Building Full of Cats 2022	Est. copies ≈ 112k–182k 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $92k–$248k after Steam's cut $167k–$381k before Steam's cut	$2.99	5k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CatsHidden Object
Hidden Paws 2018	Est. copies ≈ 29k–47k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $24k–$63k after Steam's cut $43k–$98k before Steam's cut	$2.99	944 reviews Very Positive	RelaxingCats